[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-13301-002]
Town of Afton; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
June 4, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Minor.
b. Project No.: P-13301-002.
c. Date filed: April 29, 2009.
d. Applicant: Town of Afton.
e. Name of Project: Culinary Water System Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the culinary water supply system, in the Town of
Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The project would occupy 12.3 acres of
land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: James K. Sanderson, Town of Afton, 416
Washington St., P.O. Box 310, Afton, WY 83110.
i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, 202-502-8074, ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
Motions to intervene and protests and may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' link. For a simpler method of
submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The project would consist of the following facilities: (1) An
intake at Periodic Springs; (2) an existing 97,000 gallon buried
concrete surge tank; (3) an existing 16,775-foot-long, 18-inch-diameter
iron ductile pipe; (4) a new approximately 95-foot-long, 2-foot-
diameter ductile iron penstock conveying flows from the existing pipe
to the new powerhouse; (5) a 20-foot-long by 20-foot-wide powerhouse
containing a single Pelton turbine and generator with an installed
capacity of 225 kilowatts; (6) an approximately 10-foot-long, 2.5-foot-
diameter draft tube discharging flows from the powerhouse to an
existing access hatchway at the top of the storage tank; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The power generated at the project would
intertie with the existing 12.5-kilovolt distribution system at the
culinary water treatment plant.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC
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Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name,
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant
specified in the particular application.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13673 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]
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